The Mental Health of Adolescents Residing in Court-Ordered Foster Care: Findings from a Population Survey

The mental health of a representative sample of 230 adolescents residing in foster care in New South Wales, Australia, was estimated in a state-wide epidemiological survey from carer-report responses on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Assessment Checklist for Adolescents (ACA). Rates of...

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Published in:Child psychiatry and human development 2018-06, Vol.49 (3), p.443-451
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Attachment
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Caregivers
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Child & adolescent psychiatry
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Courts
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Foster Care
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Internalization
Internalizing disorders
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Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
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New South Wales - epidemiology
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Adolescents
Attachment
Behavior Rating Scales
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Caregivers
Check Lists
Checklist
Checklists
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child and School Psychology
Child Behavior
Child Behavior Checklist
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Child, Foster - psychology
Children
Courts
Epidemiology
Female
Foster Care
Foster children
Foster Home Care - classification
Foster Home Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Surveys
Humans
Internalization
Internalizing disorders
Male
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Mental health care
Mental health services
New South Wales - epidemiology
Original Article
Polls & surveys
Preadolescents
Psychiatry
Psychology
Risk assessment
Teenagers
Trauma
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